Sprayer



Aug. 16, 1927.

SPRAYER Filed Dec. 6. 1923 Patented Aug. 16, 1927. I i a 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTON w. KEGILER, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.- x SPRAYER'. $13!} l w l Application filed December e, 1923, sfi'ai No. 678,880.'

My invention provides a simple but highaxis of the pump cylinder through the axis i ly-important improvement in hand-operated of the cylindrical tank. 7 i Sprayers of the cylinder and pump type, In the accompanyingydrawings, which ilsuch as are especially adapted for spraying Ilustrate a sprayer With' the liquid-delivery .of fly-destroying solutions, disinfectants, gertube arranged in accordance with myinven- 'micides, and thelike, andto such ends, gen tion, l-ike characters indicate like parts erally stated, the invention consists of the ,throughout the several Views. B0 novel construction, combinations and aref r ing o the drawings: rangements i of parts hereinafter described Fig. 1 is a side elevation with some parts and defined in the claims. sectioned on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

In sprayers of this type, a small liquid- Fig. 2 is a front end elevation of the containing tank -is mechanically connected sprayer shown in Fig. 1. 05- or attached to a pump cylinder and the liq- The numeral 3 indicates the pump cylin- ,uid is drawn from the tank through a small der and the numeral 4 indicates the pump li aid-deliver -tube b suction roduced at piston, the latter being secured in the usual 1 y Y P the outer end of said tube by asmall blast or any suitable way to a piston rod 5 that of air blown from the pump cylinder across works through the rear head 6 of the cylin- 7" the delivery or outer end-of said liquid-deder and is provided with a suitable hand livery tube. In the customary arrangepiece 7. The pump cylinder is provided in ment, the liquid-containing tank is a. small tS- front end head 8 With a small axial air' cylinder arranged below and. extended discharge orifice 9. The numeral 10 'indi-- transversely of'the delivery endof the pump cates a cylindrical liquid-containing tank cylinder, and its'a-Xisis considerably at the that is secured to the lower front .end por rear of the discharge orifice of the pump [tion of the cylinder 3 by solder or any other cylinder and of the delivery end of the liqsuitable-means, and, as shown, is provided uid-delivery tube. In such arrangement, it With a removable filler cap 11. I have has been customary to extendthe liquid found itconvenient in securing the tank and delivery tube vertically downward from the ump'cylinder together to make a seat in air discharge orifice" of the pump cylinder he top of the cylindrical tank 10 by cutting and to terminate the same near the bottom away a portion here f that illfit closely but forward o-fa line drawn perpendicularly around the sides ofthe end of the pump downward from the axis of the pump cylincylinder as shown in Fi 1.\- After these 3 der through the axis of the cylindrical tank. parts are attached by solder' there are ex- Such an arrangement works very satisfactended contracting portions, as shown, which torily as long as the sprayer is used with serve to brace the parts together, and prethe pump cylinder either horizontal or with vent the tank from breaking loose from the its de'livery end turned downward, but when cylinder by, ordinary Wear. 9'.) the pump cylinder is turned-obliquely with- The numeral 12 indicates the liquid-delivits delivery end upward, as is very freery tube, the upper portion of which is p ref- 40 quently required in operating above the head 'erably straight and vertically disposed or 'of the operator, then the sprayer will cease extended perpendicularly to the axisof the to act while there is still a considerable pump cylinder and is soldered'or otherwise amount of the spraying liquid within the rigidly secured to the cylinder head 8 with tank} Otherwise stated, it has been imposits upper end terminating in axial alignment 45 sible to spray all'of the liquid out of the with the discharge orifice 9. Around the oritank when the sprayer is used to deliver or fice 9 there is a depression in the head 8 as throw an upwardspray. v shown in the drawings. This depression I obviate this defect simply by extending has a useful function. As the air is driven the receiving end of the liquid delivery tube rapidly from the orifice 9 the depression 5 downward and backward on the line of a around the orifice influences the column of curve somewhat'closely following the curved air as it is'forced through the orifice and perbottom of the tank to a point rearward of a mits a spreading action and as the liquid asline extendedvertically downward from the cends through the tube 12 and is converted T near the orifice into a fog or mist, it is found that this depression around the orifice-aids in subdividing the 'mist particles and gets a decidedly improved fog or spray. The

lower portion of this tube 12 extends down being indicated on Fig. 1 by a broken line marked 1 y. It is evident from the disclosure that should the pump cylinder 3 be pointed upwardly, the fluid in the tank 10 would flowto the left in Fig. 1 and the end of the pipe 13 would remain covered with fluid until nearly all the fluid is exhausted. On the other hand, if the cylinder 3 of the pump be pointed downwardly, the fluid which had entered the bend in the bottom of the tube 12 would remain in the pipe and supply the fluid necessary for the spray as the piston was operated back and forth until the fluid in the bend was exhausted.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that the important advantages of this improved tube are accomplished Without any additional cost. In Fig. 1, the liquid tube spread is indicated at w:

What I claim is:

' 1. A sprayer comprising a pump piston and a cylinder of uniform bore from end to end, the pump cylinder having a cylinder head with a single open orifice near its center, a cylindrical 'tank with its axis extending transversely. of said pump cylinder and having aseat formed in the cylindrical wall of the tank of subtantial arcual extent to receive.

a portion of the head and the lower side of the pump cylinder, the c lindrical wall of the tank extending a su stantial distance above the lower portion of the pump cylinder and the head and being in contacting relation with the outer face of said head and soldered to said cylinder and head, a liquid delivery tube extending from near the bottom of the tank upwardly to said orifice and along the outer wall ofthe pump cylinder head and soldered thereto, the lower end of the tube extending close around the inner wall of the tank, and a substantial distance rearwardly of a line drawn perpendicularly downwardly from the axis of the pump cylinder through the axis of said tank.

2. .A sprayer comprising a pump piston and'a cylinder having a cylinder head with an open orifice therein, a tank extending transversely of the length of said pump cylinder and over which the end of the pump cylinder lies and to which it is attached, a liquid delivery tube extended from near the bottom of the tank upwardly to said orifice and along the outer wall of thepump cylinder head and attached thereto, the lower end of the tube extending around the inner wall of the tank and a substantial distance rearwardly of a line drawn perpendicularly downwardly from the axis of the pump cylinder through the axis of said tank, whereby when the pump cylinder is pointed upwardly the lower end of the tube will remain below the surface of the liquid in the tank even though it be nearly. exhausted and when the I pump is pointed downwardly enough liquid will remain in the bend of the tube to form a spray when the pump piston is operated.

3. A sprayer comprising a pump piston and a pump cylinder of uniform bore throughout its length, a head for the cylinder with a single open orifice therein, a cylindrical tank having its axis extended transversely of said pump cylinder and having a hole cut out in the cylindrical wall of the tank to receive a portion of the lower side of the pump cylinder and its head, said hole forming for the pump cylinder and head seat of substantial'arcual extent with the under side and head of the cylinder fitted into the hole'with the outer face of the head in abutting relation to the tank wall, said cylinder and head soldered to the cylindrical wall of the tank, a liquid delivery tube extended from near the bottom of the tank upwardly to said orifice along the outer wall of the cylinder head andsoldered thereto, the

lower end of the 'tube extending closely to the inner wall of the tank and a substantial dis;

tance rearwardly of a line drawn perpendics ularly downwardly from the axis of the pump cylinder through the axis of the tank.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ANTON W. KEGLER. 

